Alexej Čepička

Alexej Čepička
Alexej Čepička in 1948
Minister of National Defence
In office
25 April 1950  25 April 1956
Prime MinisterAntonín Zápotocký (1950–1953)
Viliam Široký (1953–1956)
Preceded byLudvík Svoboda
Succeeded byBohumír Lomský
Minister of Justice
In office
25 February 1948  25 April 1950
Prime MinisterKlement Gottwald (1948)
Antonín Zápotocký (1948–1950)
Preceded byProkop Drtina
Succeeded byŠtefan Rais
Minister of Domestic Trade
In office
3 December 1947  25 February 1948
Prime MinisterKlement Gottwald
Preceded byAntonín Zmrhal
Succeeded byFrantišek Krajčir
Personal details
Born(1910-08-18)18 August 1910
Kroměříž, Austria-Hungary
Died30 October 1990(1990-10-30) (aged 80)
Dobříš, Central Bohemian Region, Czechoslovakia
Political partyCommunist Party of Czechoslovakia
SpouseMarta Čepičková
Alma materFaculty of Law, Charles University
AwardsOrder of Klement Gottwald
Czechoslovak War Cross 1939–1945
Military service
Allegiance Czechoslovakia
Branch/service Czechoslovak Army
Rank General of the Army

General Alexej Čepička (18 August 1910 – 30 September 1990) was a Czechoslovak communist politician. He held several ministerial positions in Czechoslovakia after World War II, including Minister of Justice from 1948 to 1950 and Minister of National Defence from 1950 to 1956.